* Top 10 LAN- and router-related stories of 2006
Last time, we looked at LAN- and router-related tests and case studies in Network World in 2006. In that spirit, let’s take a look at all the top stories in our category from the year.
10. What’s the biggest, fastest LAN switch?
This article was part of a series that sought to answer common LAN-related questions – and everyone wanted to know which switch was the baddest switch around.
9. Alcatel chosen for $300 million voice/data network upgrade to replace Cisco
This case study at a healthcare organization looked at a massive upgrade where Alcatel gear was brought in to replace Cisco equipment.
8. Behind UC Berkeley’s network
This interview focused on the security efforts of the University of California at Berkeley.
7. Fake network gear
Sometimes network equipment isn’t what it seems. Story is complete with slide-show “quiz.” Can you spot the fake?
6. CCIE: Talk about a stress test
An interesting look at the famously (infamously?) difficult exam for the CCIE certification.
5. What makes Harvard’s network tick
This indepth interview gives a great behind-the-scenes look at the network that runs Harvard.
4. Data center networks often exclude Ethernet
In this story, we look at what network technologies are used in the data center – and why Ethernet is often not.
3. University dumps Cisco VoIP for open source Asterisk
Lots of organizations are talking about going open source for certain applications, but few would actually abandon Cisco VoIP for an open source alternative. We found one that did.
2. Giga flops
Part of our 20th Anniversary package, we examined some of the technologies that just didn’t pan out the way the hypesters had hoped – ATM, ISDN, OSI…
1. Router man
The most-read router-related story of the year was an interview with Bill Yeager, the inventor of the multiprotocol router. It was also part of our 20th Anniversary package; Yeager’s work of course predated Network World, as he began grappling with the problem of connecting multiple departments at Stanford University in 1980.
